- MPs recommendations to re-instate "two-in-a-bar" rule and exempt small venues from needing live music licence rejected
The government has rejected the idea of re-introducing the “two-in-a-bar” rule for pubs hosting live music, but claims it is committed to reducing “unnecessary bureaucracy” around the Licensing Act.
And hopes that pubs with a capacity of 200 or less would be exempt from needing a licence for music in future have also been dashed.
The announcement came from Culture Secretary Ben Bradshaw yesterday, who presented the government’s response to 26 recommendations made by MPs on the Culture, Media and Sport committee relating to the Licensing Act.
In the response on live music, the report states: “There is no direct link between size of audience or number of performers and potential for noise nuisance or disorder.”
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- Seasick Steve Gallery – T in the Park Gallery
- “This is a cigar box with a piece of wood on it and four strings,” explained Seasick Steve of his custom-made string instrument that playisrangs.com he's holding onto, a strange implement which somewhat resembles a guitar. “And it's a piece of s***…”
- Seasick Steve – At T In The Park
American blues-man Seasick Steve performs at this year's T In The Park
- The phenomenal character that is Seasick Steve made his debut on the main stage at this year's T in the Park after an amazing performance in the Pet Sounds arena at T 2008. His powerful life stories told through straight-talking simple uncomplicated blues make it easy to captivate any audience.
- CHANGING TIMES, PASSION, DESIRE AND AN OVERDOSE OF LUCK. THESE ARE JUST SOME OF THE ELEMENTS THAT HAVE TURNED ROCK WERCHTER INTO ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT AND – ACCORDING TO ITS COLLEAGUES – BEST FESTIVAL IN THE WORLD. THE CONCISE HISTORY OF A FESTIVAL BETWEEN 1975 AND 2006.
in 1967, a so-called beat happening was organised. Long before Woodstock in the United States and Isle Of Wight in Great-Britain. At its height in 1978, Jazz Bilzen, back then a four-day festival, drew 15,000 festival-goers on its main day. Three years later, only 6,000 people showed up and the festival folded. In 1981 in Torhout and Werchter, about 20,000 and 27,000 spectators showed up. Things really ‘exploded’ in Werchter in 1982, when about 40,000 people were standing at the festival gates. What was a-happening?
Moseley Festival grande finale on Sunday 5th July
Patrick Kavanagh, Trafalgar Road, Moseley, Birmingham, B13 8BX
A fabulous evening of music and burlesque to mark the grande finale of the Moseley Festival. Be prepared to discover the art of tease from Scarlet Fever (star of Channel 4’s Faking It) and her burlesque babes including Candee Handful and Cherry Fox.
The evening will begin and conclude with live music from very special guests Lil Ms Vix Buzzfox and Her Private Gents. ViX, the former Fuzzbox fox takes a little time out from her all grrrl band ViX n The Kix to indulge her darker musical desires with a deliciously edible selection of quirky covers and original songs…
The evening will be compered by the splendid Dr When Agamemnon.
Doors 7.00pm Show starts 7.30pm start. Limited seating.
Advance booking recommended.
Tickets £10 available from www.scarletfeverburlesque.co.uk
Go on, do yerself a favour… Get a ViX fix!
www.myspace.com/vixvixvix
www.myspace.com/buzzfox
June 2009
Music Network Meeting Minutes
Present : Andy Derrick (Sostenuto LLP), Mark Badger (Iron Man Records, The Music Network), Adrian Kimberlin (Exit Recording), David Powell, Jayla Nyota (Performance Poet) , Ashley (prole position, numb ratio) and a number of latecomers whose names i didn’t get.
Apologies: Anthony Hughes, Clare Edwards,
Jayla:
She is putting on a showcase for unsigned acts,
1st july 2009 7.20pm
£2.00 with flyer
lizzie dean(from boy george) basil gavidon(ex steel pulse), shakti, j-disco, chinky, jackpike, jayla
the acorn pub, high street, erdington, birmingham, www.myspace.com/totalydifferent
see flyer.
www.myspace.com/totalydifferent
also she is on student internet radio station called kick fm mostly rnb. jaylas show is called epic fusions www.myspace.com/epicfusions
www.kickfm.com
email: epicfusions at rocketmail.com
Andy Derrick:
Andy runs several businesses.
web music solutions offers fixed price web site deisgn and hosting
www.webmusicsolutions.co.uk
also Sostenuto:
project starts next month called routes to music.
aimed at people who are economically inactive.(ie people who are not working or not studying)
people between 18-65
series of workshops and network meetings
www.sostenuto.org
project will be free, the workshops will start in july. stourbridge west bromwich
There was a long discussion of brum music month both pros and cons. Shame no one involved showed up to talk about how it was going. Brum Music Month is an idea of well meaning people choosing a month to celebrate brum music.
Discussion of Birmingham Social Media Cafe – a regular free monthly meeting friday 26th june at the coffee lounge at the back entrance to newstreet station. 10am til 12pm. free wifi
Discussion of Black Country Social Media Cafe – regular monthly meeting
Ashley: asked question about cd manufacturing and audio mastering. suggestions made of musoplex.com, gavin monghan magic garden, cmat studios handsworth, simon hall conservatoire, and a number of other people and places.
top suggestions for venues in coventry: casbah, covscene.com(website for coventry) the phoenix, taylor johns, tin angel, the golden cross(now called the mint), dog and trumpet, the rising sun, the escape bar,
A number of ther points were raised but more detail will follow in blog posts to the www.birminghammusicnetwork.com website.
The next meeting will most likely be September as Creative Networks will be taking a break from meeting for the next few months. Details of next meeting will be posted to the site.